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Chasing the Moon and the Sun - The Total Eclipse in Tennessee

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1:29pm. Totality!!! Living in a mobile country. Sometimes it means that on Wednesday morning I have no definite plans, and just 5 mornings and 580 miles later, I'm sitting by a pool in a Tennessee state park, waiting for the sun to go out. All it takes is the will, a car that can get there, one old high school friend with an idea and another with an extra hotel room and  the willingness to let it be used. Oh, and a clear day, too! 11:18am. Still time until the start, but the signs are out: Don't look up without those glasses! Less than 3 months ago, I didn't even know it was coming. But I always liked the sensation of being in an eclipse. I'd even used a pinhole projector once or twice. But never a full eclipse. I wanted in. I read about the eclipse on various sites. I studied up on how to take photographs of the eclipse , and quickly decided that enjoying the show  would be the top priority. Nashville is about the closest "totality" city to our ho